To say that Sollux and Eridan didn't get along would be an understatement. They hated each other with a passion. Eridan was a hipster, Sollux was a nerd. Not one of those book smart nerds, but a tech nerd. They had known each other since they were young and were forced to grow up together. Eridan's older brother Cronus had bullied Mituna to a horrible point, which adds to the Captor/Ampora hate.
Throughout Elementary school, Eridan got the whole class to make fun of Sollux every year because of his lisp. In middle school he had people make fun of him for his different colored eyes. One blue, the other a crimson brown.
Finally in high school the young pest has left Sollux alone. Finding no other reasons to really make fun of him. Sollux finally had the chance to make a friend or two. Aradia became his best friend, like Rudolph and Hermie, they're a couple of misfits. (Aradia claimed to be able to speak with the dead.) Karkat and Sollux were i guess you could call friends. Mostly Sollux teased Karkat and watched him get mad.
They all lived in a small town where everyone basically knew each other. New people move here every few years or so, they're aren't many job opportunites nor is the city very popular obviously. The population was around 500 or so. The last people to move here were the Egberts. John and his dad. For such a small city, there are many tradgeties. Some like Aradia, say the city's cursed. But Sollux thinks thats bullshit. There are perfectly logical reasons for the tradgeties. Like when Jade Harley was little, she was playing with a gun and ended up shooting her grandfather. Or when Mrs. Lalonde was driving when clearly intoxicated, and ended up crashing into another car.
There were 3 teens in the other car. Mituna, Kurloz Makara, and Meulin Lejion. Mituna suffered brain damage, Meulin ended up going deaf, and Kurloz went mute. The town went into a rampage, and Mrs. Lalonde was taken to a rehab center for her drinking problem. Roxy and Rose Lalonde now live with their cousins Dirk and Dave Strider.
So as you can clearly see, the town has interesting history and interesting people. Jokes are told about our town having something "gay" in the water. That joke comes from the fact that atleast 1/20 of the population is openly homosexual, which is about 25 people. Whether that is gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, etc. These included are Eridan, who defines himself as bisexual and crushes on almost everyone. Sollux is straight. Never even looked at another guy in that way whatsoever. To be honest the nerdy boy had a crush on his best friend. No not karkat, Aradia. I mean who could blame him? She was the nicest girl he knew. Not every girl of course was mean to Sollux, but a few are. Like Vriska Serket, Meenah Peixes, Aradia's sister Damara...
So now you have basic information about Sollux, Eridan, and their town. Shall we begin?
Sollux woke to the sound of hissing. Opening his duel-colored eyes he saw the family cat on the floor. She was hissing at his door for no reason. The cat was quite stupid actually. Run's into things, dunks her head into her water bowl, sleeps on the toilet seat... not to mention hissing at Sollux's door! Honey was a strange cat indeed. But now Sollux was awake, so he decided to get up and shower. He had a good hour and a half before school so he could take his time.
Mituna was in the kitchen when Sollux walked down. The older Captor smiled at him and handed him a plate with pancakes on them.
"Thankth 'Tuna." Sollux replied taking a bite. "Thethe are good."
"Really? Tulip helped me m-make them!" After he said that, his girlfriend Latula Pyrope walked around the corner. While they were distracted, he threw them away. They weren't bad, but he wasn't that hungry.
"Morning Sollux! I see you like the food we made." It wasn't unusual for Latula to spend the night. Their dad, like most parents around the area, had a job an hour away so if he works late, he'll stay at a hotel rather than make the trip home. It's not like the two do anything either. Or atleast not when Sollux is home, but that's nobody's business is it?
By now its nearing 8, so Sollux heads out the door with his bag on his back. He places his earbuds in and walks down the street to school. He's not the only one of course. Kanaya, Rose and Dave are a few feet ahead and Gamzee and Tavros are across the street. Soon the school comes into view. It's a 3 story building. Ground floor is elementary, 2nd floor is middle school, and top is high school. The only reason the town has a school is because the nearest one would be an hour away.
"Move it!" Vriska snaps as she pushes past Sollux, who just glares at her back. Suddenly he feels arms wrap around him and someone jump onto his back, causing him to stumble.
"Hey AA." He says. Aradia beams widely and jumps down.
"Hey Sollux! Guess what!" she says giggling.
"What?" he replies.
"I caught Equius staring at me again, and we made eye contact for 5 seconds!" Aradia had a rather large crush on Equius Zahhak. Sollux couldn't see why. To him, he was just a big sweaty guy with a horse obsession.
"Cool."
"Sollux! Can't you show a bit of enthusiasm?" She whined.
"Yay." She rollled her eyes.
"Whatever Sollux. I'll see you at lunch." She hugged him and skipped off to class. Sollux turned down the hallway to his locked.
"Hey Sol."
"What do you want Eridan?" Sollux couldn't get past him so he figured he'd just see what the fucker wanted.
"I wwas wwondering if you heard about Fef." There was something different about his voice. Sollux raised an eyebrow.
"No. Whatth up with her?" Eridan avoided his eyes.
"She's looking for you." He then turned and started to walk away. Sollux sighed.
"Hey ED, ith thomething wrong?" Eridan turned back.
"Wwoulding your lisping ass want to know." He then walked away. Sorry for asking. Sollux thought. He wondered what Feferi could want with him. The two have talked a few times, but nothing beyond small talk. Feferi was Eridan's friend so it was like, you could say, forbidden.
Sollux went to his classes and finally it was time for lunch. Like normal, Sollux didn't get anything and sat down next to Aradia, who gave him a look.
"I'm going to start bringing you food. If i smother it in honey will you eat it?" she said.
"Maybe." he replied, pulling out his laptop. The school offered free wifi, and many student tooks advantage of that.
Like always Trollian pops up, but this time there was a message.
CC: Sollux! are you t)(ere? I reely need to talk to you!
CC: Pleasee answer.
CC: I'm not creepy, but i know you're on your laptop!
CC: o)( cod that was creepy.
TA: What ii2 iit FF?
CC: You answered! Could you meet me in the )(allway?
TA: 2ure.
Sollux told Aradia that he'd be right back and walked out the hallway. Feferi was already there waiting.
"Hey Sollux!" She said.
"Hey FF." She giggled.
"Soooo i was wondering if maybe you'd want to go out some time." She got straight to the point. Now Sollux knew what was up with Eridan. It was no secret he liked the girl.
"Uhhh... Thure i guetth." Curse his lisp. But her face broke into a large smile and she hugged him.
"Great! Eridan's throwing a party this weekend and we can go together. Shore will be
"Yea, uh okay." She pranced off to join her friends down the hall and Sollux went back into the cafeteria.
"What was that about?" Aradia asked.
"FF wanted me to go on a date with her."
"and you said?"
"Okay. We're going to a party at Eridan'th Thaturday."
"Sounds fun." She was spacing slightly.
"AA?" She snapped back, blushing.
"Sorry." She giggled and waved over to Equius who turned back to Nepeta. Sollux sighed in annoyance.
Word got around fast and by the end of the day everyone (which wasn't much in the small school) knew Feferi Peixes was going to Eridan's party with the school nerd. When Sollux was walking home, he was suddenly tripped.
"What the fuck?" He looked up and saw Eridan glaring at him.
"Wwhy did you say yes?" He growled.
"What?"
"Wwhy did you tell Fef you wwould go wwith her?"
"It wath my choith."
"No it wwasn't your choice. Everyone knowws Fef is my girl!" There was that hint of something, assuming it's hurt, in his voice. Sollux got up and Eridan immedietly took hold of his shirt.
"Let go!"
"No! You're the reason wwhy she said no to me!"
"Thatth not my fault! Let go!" Sollux pushed Eridan off of him, with caused the hipster to trip backwards. Unfortunetly, they're in front of the Ampora house, so Cronus came out looking pissed.
"Ey Captor! What are you doing to my bro?" He said. Then a car pulls up. Cronus looks over at it, then picks up Eridan from the ground and heads back inside, not saying a word. Sollux turns around and see's Gamzee's brother Kurloz. He smiles at his best friend's younger brother and motions for him to get in the back. Sollux gets in and is driven home.
He gets out and says thank you to Kurloz who signs You're welcome back. The house is empty to no surprise. Sollux checks the phone message and there's one from his dad, saying he won't be home till monday. A note from Mituna lays on the table.
7UL1P 4ND 1 W3N7 OU7. 533 YOU 7ON1GH7 4ROUND 10-11. Sollux didn't mind being alone of course. So he turned on the tv and did his homework like a good boy. His computer was next to him and he was chatting with Aradia. She was going on about Equius. So he was ignoring it. Suddenly another message popped up.
CA: you better not showw up to my party.
TA: and why ii2 that?
CA: Because i'll make your life hell again if you do.
TA: Jegu2 ED! 2o ff doe2nt liike you. iit2 not the end of the fuckiing world.
TA: knowiing you, you probably liike other people.
CA: Wwell i do but, i liked fef the most. noww that she knowws that i like her, she doesn't even wwant to be friends.
TA: ii don't want to hear your 2ob 2toriie2. goodbye.
Sollux closed the chat window and opened up a new one.
TA: hey kk wanna come over?
CG: WHAT THE FUCK WOULD I WANT TO GO OVER TO YOUR PATHETIC HOME.
TA: Becau2e ii know you're 2tuck home wiith Kankrii.
CG:...BE THERE IN A FEW MINUTES.
Sollux knew how much Karkat disliked his brother. Kankri constantly talks and has an obbsession with triggering people. He always has to know everyone's trigger so he avoids it. The knock at his door a few minutes later signaled that Karkat was here. Sollux got up and let his friend in who immedietly sat on the couch.
"So what did you think of doing?" Karkat asked him.
"I wath thinking of watching a movie." Karkat's face lit up slightly at movie.
"Well if you really want to watch some stupid movie, atleast let someone with a taste in movies pick one out." Sollux shrugged and Karkat picked a movie.
They ended up watching the movie Warm Bodies. Some zombie romance movie that Sollux had never even heard of. Karkat loved every minute of it. Sollux payed somewhat attention, not to big on romance. The zombie look wasn't the greatest. Too human like. But the idea of zombie's giving up and becoming "Bonies" was unique and he liked it.
"That movie was good." Karkat said, looking over at Sollux for his approval. It was a good choice. Sollux enjoyed zombie movies, and Karkat romance. "It wath okay." Sollux replied. Karkat rolled his eyes.
"I'm gonna head home. Bye." And then Sollux was left alone again. It was nearing 7 so he decided to just chill on his computer for the next few hours. Mituna came home, Latula with him, and she sat down next to the younger captor.
"Sollux."
"Latula."
"Why are you home every night?" She said in a serious tone.
"Becauthe i have nowhere elthe to go." He replied. She looked over at him with a wicked grin.
"What?" he asked. She handed him fifteen dollars.
"Can you go buy me some chocolate?" she asked.
"Why cant you do it? And why fifteen buckth? Did you want fiften dollarth worth of chocolate?" Her face went serious again.
"Sollux, buy me some chocolate, i dont care how much, keep the change just go get it!"
"Wh-"
"GO!" She plucked him from the couch and pushed him out the door.
"I don't have shoeth!" He yelled from outside. Latula threw a pair out from the window upstairs. Mituna's bedroom... Sollux cringed, knowing why he just got kicked out. Plus Latula hates chocolate. Poor planning.
He decided on walking down the road to the store anyways.
"Hey Captor!" He forgot who worked here... "I head you going to Ampora's party with my sister." Sollux chose to ignore her. He walked around, not thinking of buying anything. He figured he'd just save the money. Meenah had finished bitching when he left and walked down the road past Aradia's house. What caught his eye was Aradia standing in front of her house, kissing someone. Not just anyone, but Equius. Sollux quickly hid in the shadows and walked quickly past. He tried ignoring the slight pain he felt from witnessing that, and kept walking.
He walked for about an hour or so, and started getting tired. He figured that they would be done by now so he headed home. What he found was the lights were off, and the doors still locked. Obviously at the end of fall, the windows were all closed as well. He banged on the door for about 10 minutes before he was too tired to do that either. Ugh why didn't he eat anything today? Sollux sat on the ground against the door and ended up falling asleep a few minutes later.
"Hey."
"Hey Sol."
"Get up! You shouldn't be sleeping on the ground outside!" Sollux blinked a few times before his eyes began to focus. Eridan was standing there looking confused. The sun was just begining to come up.
"Wwhy are you sleeping here?" Sollux rubbed his eyes and stood up, his back aching horribly.
"Got locked out.." He mumbled, half awake. "Why are you out?"
"I go for a wwalk every morning to wwake me up. Wwhy wwere you locked out?"
"Latula..wanted privathy with my brother.." Sollux then realized that he could knock on the door again, so he started up. Again no answer. He knew Mituna was a heavy sleeper, but Latula too?
"You look horrible. Come on, i'll get you all fixed up." Eridan grabbed the half sleeping nerd's hand and pulled him down the road. Soon they got to his house and went inside, up to his room. Sollux sat down on the bed and not even a minute later, had layed down and fallen asleep. Eridan rolled his eyes.
"Sol, wwhy are you so adorable..." He said, looking down at the other. Eridan realized how weird this will be for the other when he wakes up and chuckled. Then he went and continued to get ready for school.
Sollux thought he had fallen asleep at his door, so when he woke up face down on an oddly familiar smelling pillow, he was more than just confused. He started freaking out. He sat up quickly, causing pain to stab through his back. The room was themed around the colours purple and blue. There was a large fish tank in the corner filled with exotic and colourful fish. But Sollux was still confused by where he was and immedietly started having trouble breathing. His eyes shut close and he hugged his legs to his chest. Panic attacks were something Sollux had been dealing with for years.
"Morning Sol, i made wwaffles! Hey are you okay?" Eridan walked in, seeing Sollux curled up in what looked like pain.
"Sol?" He sat next to the other on the bed and placed a hand on his shoulder. A blue eye looked up at him in total shock. "Calm down Sol!" The Captor took a few deep breathes and did just that.
"Why am i here?" He asked.
"You wwere sleeping on your door. So i brought you here. Now, i told you i made wwaffles, and you can go showwer in my bathroom. It is currently 7:15, just as a heads up. Since you wear almost the same thing everyday anways, give me your clothes and i'll have them washed."
"No, i'll jutht go home.."
"Sol, you told me wwhy you wwere locked out, trust me. After sex, people can sleep for quite a long time." Of course Eridan would know. In a small school, if you slept with someone, everyone knew; and he slept with quite a few people. Sollux was a poor innocent virgin.
"Fine." he stood up and started to walk towards the bathroom.
"Clothes Sol?"
"I'm not thripping in front of you!"
"Oh groww up Sol! Just give me your clothes!" Sollux rolled his eyes and took of his pants and shirt, leaving him in just his bumblebee boxers. Eridan's eyes were locked on Sollux's stomach.
"Do you even eat?!" He asked, obviously shocked by how unhealthily skinny Sollux was.
"Thut up." The bathroom door closed and Eridan quickly went to go wash the other's clothes. Sollux felt his stomach while in the shower. He wasn't that bad was he? He's always been on the skinnier side, having a fast metabolism, but it when did he get this small? He did eat. Not as much as he should. When he was younger, he ate a alot. By a lot, it means a very lot. But in middle school, Eridan had pointed it out to everyone and thats when he started eating less and less.
The door to the bathroom opened and Eridan's mouth dropped slightly. Seeing Sollux standing there in only his boxers, his hair down flat in his eyes and dripping with water.. it was pretty damn hot.
"What?" Sollux said. Eridan snapped back and handed him his clothes.
"Come downstairs when your done... there are plenty of wwaffles. But be quiet, Cronus is sleepin..." With that, he disappeared down the hall. Sollux put his clothes on and looked in the mirror. He did need a hair cut, his bangs nearing his eyes now. He dried his hair, and used Eridan's comb to style it.
He opened the door and walked down the hallway to the stairs. There were pictures on the walls of Eridan and Cronus, and their parents. At the bottom of the stairs there were 2 other people in the pictures as well. One had Cronus, Eridan, one boy with dark brown hair in his eyes and a goofy smile, and the other boy had familar two toned eyes. He remembered that photo from years before. Before school. Before Cronus bullied Mituna.
"Sol?" Sollux walked into the large kitchen. The smell of waffles causing his empty stomach to growl. "Sit." Eridan ordered. He sat down at the counter and Eridan placed a plate of waffles in front of him. "Eat." He ordered again.
Sollux picked at them, eating a few and then ended up throwing the rest away. Atleast he ate something right? Eridan walked back into the room.
"Let's go." Eridan was one of the only teens in the town that had a car, naturally he loved to show it off, so he drove to school everyday.
"it'th only theven forty five." Sollux said.
"Yes, but you most likely dont want to be seen wwalking into school wwith me. Nor do i wwant to be seen wwith you." Back to their hatred.
"Right." Sollux almost frowned. They got into his car and drove the 3 minute ride to school. The hallways were empty when they walked in, just as Eridan had thought.
"oh, Thankth ED." Sollux said, before they parted ways.
"Wwhatever. Just don't showw up to my party lisping fucker." They started walking away before Eridan turned around. "And eat something.."
"I'm thorry Thollux!" Mituna said, trying to get the other to talk.
"Babe, you don't have to be sorry. It was my fault. I'm sorry Sollux." Latula said. Sollux still ignored them. He was pissed obviously, and his day had been rather shitty. All he wanted to do was go on his computer and relax. Thats exactly what he did. Went to his room with his laptop and turned it on. There was a message from karkat.
CG: WHY DOES FUCKING STRIDER THINK HE SOOOO COOL? I DONT FUCKING GET IT! AND EGBERT FOLLOWS HIM LIKE A PUPPY, TREATS HIM LIKE A FUCKING GOD!
TA: Calm down KK. iim 2ure iit2 not that bad.
CG: OH YEA? LOOK AT THIS [link]
It was a link to Dave's tumblr. He had many followers and ran a pretty cool blog. Sollux had been on there a few times himself, and followed it. Not that he used his tumblr much. What Karkat was pissed about was the photo Dave photoshoped of himself and john. It made it seem as though they were kissing. The caption said "Mine. Not the midget's." Dave called Karkat the midget and knew about Karkat's crush on John. Karkat hates Dave with a passion because he's dating Terezi, who was Karkat's best friend.
TA: relax, he2 probably ju2t jokiing around.
CG:I DONT GIVE A FLYING FUCK, I'LL MAKE HIM PAY!
Sollux decided to close the chat, not really in the mood to talk to Karkat. As mentioned before, Sollux had a shitty day. First he had Feferi hanging on him most of the day, which was cute at first but then got annoying. Then there were death glares from Eridan. Not to mention Equius and Nepeta sat at his table at lunch along with Karkat and Gamzee. Aradia was cuddling up to Equius who kept sweating, and Sollux didn't have his music or laptop to tune them out. After school he got shoved into a random locker (Yes the lockers are big enough) and had to wait for someone to open it. Luckily it was Aranea Serket's locker, so she made sure he was okay.
Sollux hates high school. Sollux hates people. Above all, Sollux hates Eridan Ampora.